It was written by Ja Rule, 7 Aurelius and Irv Gotti and produced by the latter two.

The song contains vocals from Celeste Scalone and samples "Africa" by Toto, thus crediting band members David Paich and Jeff Porcaro as co-writers.

[2] In the UK, the song was titled "Reigns" (dropping the "Murder" in line with Murder Inc. Records' then-rebrand to The Inc. Records[4][5]) and released as a double A-side with "Clap Back",[6] the first single from Ja Rule's 2003 album Blood in My Eye.

The song's music video dramatizes the January 2003 raid of Murder Inc. Records' offices in New York City by the FBI over the label's connections to drug lord Kenneth McGriff.

The video also depicts a trial in which Irv Gotti and Murder Inc. are exonerated by a jury.